This month I will share some of the things I’ve learned, often through trial and error, about photographing lego outdoors, all year round, in all weather. Finding a spot to shoot in First things first, you need to find a place where to take your picture. There are different approaches you can take to this,…
Review: Queer Eye The Fab 5 Loft 10291
Next from The LEGO Group’s VP of Design Matthew Ashton is the 974-piece modern loft used by the cast of Netflix’s Emmy-award-winning reality show, Queer Eye. I’m a fan of both the ground-breaking Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and this reboot, which dropped the rhyme and became simply Queer Eye to allow for “heroes”,…
Review: Santa’s Sleigh 40499
Summer is still here and I’ve got a second Santa-themed set in my hands to review! Christmas season sure starts earlier and earlier it seems! What we have here, folks, is an ornate red sleigh with four reindeer. FOUR reindeer! I’m suspecting many of you already have added this to your wishlists before you even…
Review: Marvel Eternals Sets
The next heroes to arrive on the big screen Marvel Cinematic Universe are The Eternals. Ten cosmic heroes that, for this Marvel fan, remain a bit of a mystery. Regardless, LEGO has produced a surprisingly large and quite interesting range of sets for this new property. I was sent all 4 Eternals sets by LEGO…
Artist Spotlight: stories_in_bricks
Each month, we pick a LEGO photographer and share some of their work and a little about themselves. This month, we put the spotlight on stories_in_bricks! Hi, my name in Daniel and I live in the northern part of Germany at the moment. Photography has been a hobby of mine for quite some time and…
Review: Santa’s Visit 10293
It’s September so are you ready to start seeing Christmas stuff? Yes? Then read on! This year’s winter set is Santa’s Visit 10293 featuring a bright light blue house that shares the similar dramatic sloped roof style of the previous year’s Elf Club House 10275. This is no surprise as the designer of both these…
Supporting Elements in LEGO Photography
This month, I’d like to talk about how to bring static LEGO scenes to life. How to make your minifigures and parts fly, float, and fall convincingly in frame by using supporting elements. There are several methods for fixing the parts and making it unnoticeable for the viewer. This is what the September tips will…
Review: LEGO Minifigures Marvel Studios
The latest LEGO Collectable Minifigure series is based on Marvel’s Disney+ streaming shows which include Loki, The Falcon & Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and What If…?. The minifigures include rare side characters that were in the comics, alternate costumes for MCU Avengers, and multiverse variations on Marvel characters that will be all-new in the upcoming episodes…
Artist Spotlight: minifiguresadventures
Each month, we pick a LEGO photographer and share some of their work and a little about themselves. This month, we put the spotlight on minifiguresadventures! My name is Michal, I’m 35 years old and I live in Warsaw in Poland. I started shooting LEGO in 2015 and since that time it has become major part…